Alfie Kohn writes and speaks widely on human behavior, education, and parenting. His 14 books include PUNISHED BY REWARDS (1993/2018), THE SCHOOLS OUR CHILDREN DESERVE (1999), THE CASE AGAINST STANDARDIZED TESTING (2000), UNCONDITIONAL PARENTING (2005), THE HOMEWORK MYTH (2006), and THE MYTH OF THE SPOILED CHILD (2014).

Kohn has been described by Time magazine as “perhaps the country’s most outspoken critic of education’s fixation on grades [and] test scores.” His criticisms of competition and rewards have helped to shape the thinking of educators — as well as parents and managers — across North America and abroad. He has appeared on numerous TV and radio programs, including the “Today” show, two appearances on “Oprah,” and multiple interviews on NPR and CBC. He lectures widely at universities and to school faculties, parent groups, and corporations, as well as speaking at staff development seminars and keynoting national education conferences. Kohn’s articles on assessment include “The Case Against Grades” in Educational Leadership, “From Degrading to De-Grading” in High School Magazine, “The Trouble with Rubrics” in English Journal, and the foreword to a new anthology titled Ungrading: Why Rating Students Undermines Learning.

Kohn lives (actually) in the Boston area and (virtually) at www.alfiekohn.org.